Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
laeta
ID:
986229

Status:
valid

Authors:
Juz.

Source:
rjp

Year:
1941

Citation Micro:
Fl. URSS 10: 634 (1941)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985567



Common Names

  • Joyful Lady's-Mantle
  • Joyful Alchemilla
  • Joyful Lady's-Mantles


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Description

Alchemilla laeta (also called 'Joyful Lady's Mantle', among many other common names) is a species of Alchemilla native to western North America from British Columbia to California. It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m tall, with pinnate leaves with 3-7 leaflets. The flowers are white, 1–2 cm diameter, with five petals. It grows in dry, open woods and meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Alchemilla laeta has medicinal properties and is used to treat wounds, skin diseases, and digestive problems. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Alchemilla laeta has small, yellow-green flowers with a single seed. The seedlings have long, thin stems with small, round leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Alchemilla laeta is a perennial plant that is best grown in full sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by division in spring or by seed in spring or autumn.

Where to Find Alchemilla laeta

Alchemilla laeta can be found in the mountains of the Caucasus region, in Turkey, and in Iran.

Species in the Alchemilla genus

Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla volkensii, Alchemilla velebitica, Alchemilla faroensis, Alchemilla hybrida, Alchemilla veronicae, Alchemilla amphisericea, Alchemilla supina, Alchemilla erythropodoides, Alchemilla rubricaulis, Alchemilla firma, Alchemilla cornucopioides, Alchemilla floribunda, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla wichurae, Alchemilla samuelssonii, Alchemilla taurica, Alchemilla cuneata, Alchemilla lanuginosa, Alchemilla marcailhouorum, Alchemilla jailae, Alchemilla alpigena, Alchemilla tredecimloba, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Alchemilla glomerulans, Alchemilla hypochlora, Alchemilla heteroschista, Alchemilla rubens, Alchemilla omalophylla, Alchemilla pachyphylla, Alchemilla tianschanica, Alchemilla laeticolor, Alchemilla humilicaulis, Alchemilla sanguinolenta, Alchemilla lipschitzii, Alchemilla purpurascens, Alchemilla diglossa, Alchemilla biquadrata, Alchemilla transiliensis, Alchemilla fontinalis, Alchemilla sauri, Alchemilla pogonophora, Alchemilla urceolata, Alchemilla frondosa, Alchemilla psilocaula, Alchemilla pilosiplica, Alchemilla smirnovii, Alchemilla capillacea, Alchemilla laeta, Alchemilla circassica,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,

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